Some of the worst violence during this conflict took place in isolated villages near Lakes Patzcuaro and Chapala, and government reprisals in response to this conflict included the execution of men like Miguel Pro Juarez. Units on one side of this conflict often called themselves the Army of National Liberation, and leaders units of that army included Enrique Gorostieta, Simon Cortes Vieyra, and L
Some of the worst violence during this conflict took place in isolated villages near Lakes Patzcuaro and Chapala, and government reprisals in response to this conflict included the execution of men like Miguel Pro Juarez. Units on one side of this conflict often called themselves the Army of National Liberation, and leaders units of that army included Enrique Gorostieta, Simon Cortes Vieyra, and Luis Granada. Shortly before the end of this conflict, government efforts to suppress this rebellion were compromised due to an attempted coup by General Gonzalo Escobar. Crucial outside aid in the resolution of this conflict was provided by Dwight Morrow, who brokered the agreement that ended this conflict between Ruiz y Flores and Provisional President Emilio Portes Gil, who had assumed office following the assassination of Alvaro Obregon by a sympathizer of this rebellion. This conflict was partially sparked by a certain group's protestations against the Code of 1917, in response to which Elias Plutarco Calles ordered the deportation of foreign priests and the closing of Church schools, resulting in this rebellion by devout peasants. For ten points, identify this revolt in support of the Catholic Church in Mexico, which took its name from the fact that its members claimed to be followers of "Christ the King."
Some of the worst violence during this conflict took place in isolated villages near Lakes Patzcuaro and Chapala, and government reprisals in response to this conflict included the execution of men like Miguel Pro Juarez.
{Cristero Uprising} or Rebellion